Items Similar to IPSWICH SHANTIES
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8
Arthur Wesley DowIPSWICH SHANTIES c. 1892
c. 1892
About the Item
ARTHUR WESLEY DOW (American 1857-1922)
IPSWICH SHANTIES ca. 1892
ink wash on paper, 13 7/8 x 11 inches (sheet). Signed lower left “Arthur W Dow”. Ex. collection: the artist Albert Heckman who studied with Dow at Columbia University Teachers College.
From the Smithsonian American Art Museum"
Artist Biography
Arthur Wesley Dow, born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, was initially influenced by the Barbizon-inspired work of fellow Bostonian William Morris Hunt. In 1884, Dow traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian and to paint on the coast of Brittany.
On his return to Boston he taught for several years. In 1895, however, his career was transformed by a meeting with Ernest Fenollosa, curator of the unrivaled collection of Oriental art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Fenollosa introduced him to the wonders of the "floating world" (ukiyo-e), the great woodblock prints of Hiroshige and Hokusai, and opened up to him the recondite center of Japanese art: the conviction that art need not imitate nature but should develop organically from the formal abstract relationships of line, hue, and tone.
At about this time French painter Maurice Denis pronounced his famous dictum, which has since been regarded as a key to the contemporary aesthetic of painting: "Remember that a picture—before a war horse or a nude woman or an anecdote, is essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order." Perhaps more forthright than the Oriental statement, but much to the same purpose.
Dow continued to teach and disseminate his newly discovered aesthetic principles. In 1899 he published Composition, which provided students with a series of exercises that taught the manipulation of line, color, and tonal relationships within a composition. In 1903 he became head of the art department at Columbia University Teachers College, which further spread his ideas across the country, influencing the first generation of American modernist painters. It is not unlikely that his authority and impact as teacher greatly superseded his importance as a painter, a destiny that also found such luminaries as Benjamin West before him and Robert Henri after.
Emery Battis Artist Biographies for the exhibition American Impressionism: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2000)
- Creator:Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1892
- Dimensions:Height: 13.875 in (35.25 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Santa Monica, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU411312135342
About the Seller
5.0
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
Established in 1977
1stDibs seller since 2016
263 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
Associations
International Fine Print Dealers Association
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Santa Monica, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- FOOTBALL STATUE THROUGH THE TREES - UC BERKELEY 1921 ORIGINAL YEARBOOK PASTELLocated in Santa Monica, CAPEDRO J. LEMOS (American, 1882-1954) FOOTBALL STATUE THROUGH THE TREES - UC BERKELEY 1921 - THE ORIGINAL YEARBOOK PASTEL Pastel drawing on colored paper 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches. Full signature in pastel, Pedro J Lemos. In good condition. A few bits of old tape at the corners, verso. THE 1921 UC BERKELEY YEARBOOK CONTAINED SEVERAL LEMOS PASTEL REPRODUCTIONS. Pedro de Lemos was an important proponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He produced some of the finest color woodcuts of the period as well as fine pastels, paintings and architecture. He was also an instructor and director of the Stanford University Art Department, From Wikipedia: Pedro Joseph de Lemos (25 May 1882 – 5 December 1954) was an American painter, printmaker, architect, illustrator, writer, lecturer, museum director and art educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to about 1930 he used the simpler name Pedro Lemos or Pedro J. Lemos; between 1931 and 1933 he changed the family name to de Lemos, believing that he was related to the Count de Lemos (1576–1622), patron of Miguel de Cervantes. Much of his work was influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock printing and the Arts and Crafts Movement. He became prominent in the field of art education, and he designed several unusual buildings in Palo Alto and Carmel-by-the-Sea, California..... In 1911 he began teaching decorative design at the San Francisco Institute of Art.[8] In late 1912 he was one of the founders the California Society of Etchers, and the following year he started offering the Institute's first classes in printmaking. Some of his students, such as William S. Rice and John W. Winkler (1894-1979), went on to achieve significant fame as printmakers. He helped organize the California print...Category
1910s Tonalist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPastel
- QUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH, CA - ORIGINAL ARTIST DESIGN CONCEPT FOR PLACEMENTLocated in Santa Monica, CAQUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH, CA - ORIGINAL ARTIST DESIGN FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHIP Watercolor and gouache on board, 20 x 36 inches. Signed and dated by the artist - Segroves, 1969. The original artist concept for the placement in Long Beach Harbor in 1969. Subsequently revised several times. The Queen after extensive renovation has just reopened to the public on December 14, 2022 Much larger than the Titanic, At 1,019 feet long and 81,000 tons (310 meters and 73,500 metric tons), the Queen Mary was one of the largest and most elegant ships of the early 20th century. From Wikipedia: The RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and built by John...Category
1960s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Gouache
- ACAPULCOBy Joseph PennellLocated in Santa Monica, CAJOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) ACAPULCO 1901-08. Colored pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image 10 x 14 inches to just ab...Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPastel, Gouache
- STREET ACAPULCOBy Joseph PennellLocated in Santa Monica, CAJOSEPH PENNELL (1857 - 1926) STREET ACAPULCO 1901-08. Color pastel and gouache drawing on blue paper. Signed and titled in pencil in his early signature. Image, 10 x 14 inches to j...Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPastel, Mixed Media, Gouache
- CASTLE ROCK - SANTA MONICA, CALocated in Santa Monica, CATHOMAS HILL McKAY (1875-1941) ARCH ROCK - SANTA MONICA, CA c. 1925-30 Watercolor, signed lower right. Sheet 14 x 18 inches.. Additional full sheet study on verso.. Generally good c...Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- VOLCANOBy Edward HagedornLocated in Santa Monica, CAEDWARD HAGEDORN (AMERICAN 1902 – 1982) VOLCANO c. 1935 Thick tempera, SIGNED at the upper right corner,. Sheet & image 18 1/2 x 25 inches. Provenance: Hagedorn estate, Around the...Category
1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsTempera
You May Also Like
- "Summer Landscape" Charles Harry Eaton, Tonalist Barbizon LandscapeBy Charles Harry EatonLocated in New York, NYCharles Harry Eaton Summer Landscape Signed lower right Watercolor on paper 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches Inspired by the Barbizon style of painting and devoted to the Detroit landscape...Category
Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsWatercolor
- Boat at the Dock, Alviso Bay Area Tonalist Landscape Watercolor by Iku NagaiBy Iku NagaiLocated in Soquel, CABoat at the Dock, Alviso Bay Area Tonalist Landscape Watercolor by Iku Nagai Lovely Tonalist watercolor landscape of Alviso, California by Iku K. Nagai (Japanese/American, b. 1932)....Category
1980s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
MaterialsLaid Paper, Watercolor
- 'Evening Fishing', Sunset River Landscape, Chicago Society of Artists, New YorkLocated in Santa Cruz, CASigned lower right, 'Arthur Dawson' (American, 1857-1922) and painted circa 1915; additionally inscribed, verso, 'The Stream'. Bearing old framing label: Ferguson Art Shop, Flint, Mi...Category
1910s Tonalist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache, Watercolor
- "Cloud Study"By Arthur B. DaviesLocated in Lambertville, NJJim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of Summer cloud study. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in Utica, New York, Ar...Category
20th Century Tonalist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- "Mountain Landscape"By Arthur B. DaviesLocated in Lambertville, NJJim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of a mountain landscape. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in Utica, New...Category
20th Century Tonalist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- "Summer Clouds"By Arthur B. DaviesLocated in Lambertville, NJJim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of mountain landscape with summer clouds. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in...Category
20th Century Tonalist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor